Toronto
The year diversity defined our strength
Posted December 29th, 2017 by librarian-hdOur city worked hard in 2017 to promote inclusion and insure diversity played a role, not just in our quality of life, but in our global standing, our reputation and our economic growth, writes Mayor John Tory.
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Hazar Imam grants Holy Deedar to Eastern Canadian Murids on November 17 to 20 2017 in Toronto
Posted October 28th, 2017 by librarian-hdANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ISMAILI LEADERS INTERNATIONAL FORUM (as read out in Jamat Khanas on November 27th 2017)
Our Beloved Mawlana Hazar Imam has authorized the Ismaili Leaders' International Forum (LIF) formally to inform the Jamat that he will visit Canada in November this year.
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Prince Amyn attends Adrienne Clarkson Award in Toronto at Koerner Hall 2017-09-27
Prince Amyn Muhammad was guest of honour at this year's Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship. He is seen in this picture with Dr. John Raulston Saul
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Prince Amyn attends Adrienne Clarkson Award in Toronto at Koerner Hall 2017-09-27
Posted September 28th, 2017 by librarian-hdPrince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan was guest of honour at the Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship in Toronto, Canada at Koerner Hall. Poet Weiwei of China was the recipient of the award this year. In 2016 Hazar Imam accepted the Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship
Prince Amyn waved and replied "Ya Ali Madad" as he departed at 9:30 PM
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Hazar Imam
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Speech by Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the opening ceremony of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto
Posted August 30th, 2017 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Prime Minister Harper,
Your Highness, my brother,
Madame Clarkson,
Excellencies,
Ms Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages,
Honourable Ministers,
Chancelier de Broglie,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Friends,
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Hazar Imam waves to Murids
Hazar Imam waves to Murids who had gathered outside during the Museum opening 2014-09-12
This day was also the 77th birthday of Prince Amyn Aga Khan
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Hazar Imam with Prime Mister Stephen Harper
The Aga Khan, left, and Stephen Harper look over a model of the Aga Khan Centre and Museum yesterday, which will be built in Toronto by 2013.
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Aga Khan meets wth Premier Wynne in Toronto
The spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims met with Premier Kathleen Wynne during a visit to Queen’s Park Monday
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Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies citation for His Highness the Aga Khan by David Mulroney President of St.Michael's Co
Posted May 20th, 2017 by librarian-hdYour Highness, Your Eminence and Chancellor, Praeses, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
I am honoured to present today His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. His Highness is also of course an honorary citizen of this country, a person whose many contributions and connections to Canadian life and society we extend with today’s ceremony.
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Prince Amyn Aga Khan Letter to Patrons of Aga Khan Museum
Posted May 16th, 2017 by librarian-hdAGA KHAN MUSEUM
77 Wynford Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 1K1, Canada
14 October 2016
Syria: A Living History
Dear Patrons,
I am writing to you because we are on the eve of the opening of what I think can be seen as an
exceptional exhibition that the Aga Khan Museum has organized in Toronto. By creating “Syria:
A Living History”, the Museum has responded to what I believe can be deemed among the most
significant and serious events in recent years. This exhibition, and the programs around it, are
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Remarks by H.H. The Aga Khan at the Historic agreement signed between Province of Ontario and the Ismaili Imamat 2015-05-25
Posted April 3rd, 2017 by librarian-hdI want to tell you how happy and grateful my community and I are for this agreement that we have just signed.
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Who is the man behind Trudeau’s controversial Christmas vacation? 2017-02-09
Posted February 10th, 2017 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan enjoys a solid reputation in the world of international development. If Trudeau acted improperly, observers say that’s on him, not the Aga Khan.
Two weeks ago, during an overseas trip, former prime minister Stephen Harper tweeted to his 1.11 million followers. “Just visited the magnificent #Ismaili Centre Dubai,” he wrote. “Reminds me of what a tremendous force for global peace and pluralism the Aga Khan is.”
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CBC Interview One-on-One with Peter Mansbridge (Toronto, Canada)
Posted December 26th, 2016 by librarian-hdPeter Mansbridge: Welcome again, to Canada, Your Highness.
His Highness the Aga Khan: Thank you very much.
PM: This place [the Ismaili Centre in Toronto], it’s going to be wonderful. It’s quite spectacular to look at. What do you hope will be accomplished inside these walls?
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Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan, with The Globe and Mail. 2002-01-30
Posted December 19th, 2016 by librarian-hdGM: Your Highness, thank you very much for seeing us, we really do appreciate it. These opportunities come few and far between.
AK: Well maybe they didn't mention this, but I've had a long-standing regard and respect for the Globe and Mail. You may not know it, but you actually helped me create what is East Africa's biggest media group.
GM: Really!? How is that?
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Ismaili Muslims Celebrate The Birthday Of His Highness The Aga Khan On December 13th 2016-12-10
Posted December 12th, 2016 by librarian-hdOn December 13th Ismaili Muslims all over the world celebrate the birthday of His Highness the Aga Khan. We join in their rejoicing and wish His Highness and his followers “Salgirah Mubarak”.
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Aga Khan Museum in Canada hosts exhibition entitled ‘Syria is a Live History’ 2016-10-19
Posted October 21st, 2016 by librarian-hdDirector-General of Antiquities and Museums Dr. Maamoun Abdulkarim has given a lecture about Syrian heritage during the opening ceremony of an exhibition opened on October 15th in Toronto in Canada under the title “Syria is a Live History”.
He focused on the Syria heritage damaged during the foreign-backed terror war being waged on Syria and the measures adopted by the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) to protect historic sites in cooperation with civil community.
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H.H. The Aga Khan in conversation with Rt.Hon.Adrienne Clarkson at the Global Citizenship Prize 2016-09-21
H.H. The Aga Khan was awarded the Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship in Canada 2016-09-21
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